Plant Of The Month

Worth1 · November 3, 2012

I think I will start a thread on the (Plant Of The Month).
Each month I will post a picture or two of plants around the house.
This month it is the shrimp plant.
An excellent choice for xeriscaping.

I had to move it to get it to bloom but after a month or two is in full bloom.
Here it is.
And feel free to post any plants you may have too.

Worth
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Levent · November 5, 2012

Hoya sp. aff. thomsonii, sweet smelling tropical vine.

clara · November 5, 2012

Awesome plants - I'd wish I could grow them here! clara

remy · November 5, 2012

Worth,
Nice to know the Shrimp plant is drought resistant. I think I will try one next year from the Buffalo Botanical Garden sale that I go to. I was worried they were hard to care for.

Levent,
Hoya blooms are so neat! I have one, but it is not big enough yet and has not bloomed.
Remy

Worth1 · November 5, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by remy

Worth,
Nice to know the Shrimp plant is drought resistant. I think I will try one next year from the Buffalo Botanical Garden sale that I go to. I was worried they were hard to care for.

Levent,
Hoya blooms are so neat! I have one, but it is not big enough yet and has not bloomed.
Remy

Don't get confused it will thrive with water but wont just plain die without it.

It says it is hardy to 10F but I haven't tried it.
I bought two of them last year and planted them in partial shade.
they didn't do anything.
I sprinkled some fertilizer on them and they both burned back and died.

One never came back and the other one did as you can see.

About two months ago I moved it to a little more of a sunny place and you can see for yourself how it is doing.

I have to stay away from nurseries I am always buying new plants.

Some make it some dont.
Some get a second chance.

I cant even drive by a yard and see a cactus or agave without slowing down.

Worth

remy · November 6, 2012

I'm only a little abusive to my annuals/tropicals that I plant in pots. If they can survive in TX, they should shine here

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Remy

Levent · November 7, 2012

Could it be Plant of Week or Day?
Hoya lasiantha, another tropical plant from SE Asia.

Worth1 · November 7, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Levent

Could it be Plant of Week or Day?
Hoya lasiantha, another tropical plant from SE Asia.

I dont care how many plants you post or how often.

Nice plants.

Worth

Levent · November 8, 2012

OK.Thanks for your kind understanding.
Hoya sp. aff. thomsonii flower closeup

habitat_gardener · November 8, 2012

Neomarica caerulea.

habitat_gardener · November 8, 2012

Hollyhock 'Black Watchman' (from Renee's Garden Seeds: "grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello") -- planted from seed in May 2011.

salix · November 12, 2012

Uvularia grandiflora - one of my early season bloomers.

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Levent · November 17, 2012

Hoya davidcummingii, tropical vine.

Levent · November 20, 2012

Ipomoea purpurea 'Sunrise Serenade'
Annual hybrid vine

salix · November 21, 2012

Helleborus orientalis (zone challenged, after all "they won't grow here, you know!")

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November 3, 2012	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Plant Of The Month I think I will start a thread on the (Plant Of The Month). Each month I will post a picture or two of plants around the house. This month it is the shrimp plant. An excellent choice for xeriscaping. I had to move it to get it to bloom but after a month or two is in full bloom. Here it is. And feel free to post any plants you may have too. Worth Attachment 29924 Attachment 29925 Attachment 29926 Last edited by Worth1; November 17, 2012 at 06:41 PM.

November 5, 2012	#4
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Worth, Nice to know the Shrimp plant is drought resistant. I think I will try one next year from the Buffalo Botanical Garden sale that I go to. I was worried they were hard to care for. Levent, Hoya blooms are so neat! I have one, but it is not big enough yet and has not bloomed. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

November 6, 2012	#6
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	I'm only a little abusive to my annuals/tropicals that I plant in pots. If they can survive in TX, they should shine here. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

November 12, 2012	#12
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	Uvularia grandiflora - one of my early season bloomers. DSC00252.jpg __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

November 21, 2012	#15
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	Helleborus orientalis (zone challenged, after all "they won't grow here, you know!") DSC00166.jpg __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

November 5, 2012	#3
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Awesome plants - I'd wish I could grow them here! clara